15 Questions for Topic 8 Lesson 1 Multiple Choice

After Caesar Augustus died, he was made a god or:

• glorified

• deified

• baptized

• confirmed

What emperor built a wall in order to keep the Picts out of Britain?

• Nero

• Hadrian

• Augustus

• Trajan

Who was the first emperor to persecute Christians?

• Nero

• Augustus

• Caligula

• Tiberius

A two-hundred-year time period of relative peace known as ____ ___________ began during the reign of Augustus.

• Pax Romana

• Magna Carta

• Golden Age

• Renaissance

What stopped Roman expansion to the north?

• The Alps

• forests

• The Apennines

• The Danube River

What branched out of the city of Rome like the spokes on a bike?

• Rivers

• Roads

• Aqueducts

• Walls

Often times, Romans used ________ instead of stone to build things.

• Wood

• Marble

• Concrete

• Brick

The most typical feature of Roman architecture:

• The arch

• The dome

• The column

• The pyramid

How did the Romans get fresh water to their towns and cities?

• Wells

• Aqueducts

• Rivers

• Rainwater collection

By building a navy, the Romans could get rid of the ________ which made trade safer and cheaper.

• Pirates

• Storms

• Taxes

• Merchants